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Recipe: Aromatic Noodles with Lime-Peanut Sauce

Guess what? Not only are these noodles aromatic, but they’re also vegan! Talk about well-rounded. It still has plenty of protein between the peanut butter in the sauce and edamame on top, and comes in at under 200 calories a serving. Whip up a big batch at the start of the week and bring it to work for the perfect light lunch.

Aromatic Noodles with Lime-Peanut Sauce

Original # of Servings: 1

Total Time: 23 minutes

Active Time: 11 minutes

Ingredients

red pepper flakes – 1/8 teaspoon

edamame – 1 ounce

broccoli – 1 1/2 ounce

low sodium soy sauce – 2/3 tablespoon

water – 2/3 tablespoon

peanuts – 1/3 ounce

spinach – 2 ounce

lime juice – 1 teaspoon

cider vinegar – 1 teaspoon

brown sugar – 1 teaspoon

peanut butter – 1 teaspoon

scallions – 1/6 stalk

ginger – 3/8 teaspoon

snow peas – 5 1/3 tablespoon

Directions

Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and rinse under cold running water.

While the pasta is cooking, put the broccoli in a steamer basket over a large pot of boiling water and steam it for 3 minutes.

Add the snow peas and edamame and steam for 2 minutes more, until the vegetables are crisp-tender.

Toast the peanuts in a dry skillet over medium-high heat, until fragrant, around 3 – 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Set aside to cool.

Divide between serving bowls and top each serving with the vegetables.

Drizzle the remaining sauce over the vegetables. Coarsely chop the peanuts, then sprinkle them on top, and serve.

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